Local Charities
The Michael Caines Collection supports several local charities and communities through a variety of initiatives including a 50p discretionary charity donation on bills in selected restaurants.
The nominated charities have been chosen as they are entrenched in Michael’s beliefs, passions and the communities that live around its flagship hotel; Lympstone Manor.
Michael Caines said, “I’m particularly conscious of our nominated charities’ important work locally. With our properties overlooking the River Exe and on the seafront, our coastal and local charities are an important logical choice. We look forward to raising more funds to support these vital causes further.”
Michael in the Community
Michael’s has long held a role in the community. With Exeter as his home and the city he grew up in, he has been passionate about what the city has to offer both for visitors to the region but also for those who live and work in the communities.
In 2006 Michael was awarded an MBE for contributions and services to the hospitality industry and made a Freeman of the City of Exeter for his work impassioning the hospitality industry in the local area. In 2018 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, an honorary role that allows Michael to continue to champion his own home county as well as to contribute further to the local communities and charities that he supports.
Michael supports numerous charities and holds a patronage for Farms for City Children, a trustee of The Exeter Foundation, Hospitality Action, and Bowel Cancer West.
As Chairman of the South West Chef of the Year, Michael’s passionate about championing the local region and home-grown talent including the creation of the Michael Caines Academy at Exeter College – of which he is alumnus. His contribution to the county’s food and farming community was acknowledged through his Presidency of the Devon County Show in 2024.
Lympstone Manor’s Charities
Across the Michael Caines Collection, Michael and the teams support a number of charities through fundraising events, discretionary charity donations across all of our restaurant bills, and through Michael’s own work associated with the charities as Patron.
Lympstone Manor celebrates and supports the work of between 8-12 charities a year and promotes key campaigns and fundraising efforts alongside a 50p donation for each diner across the restaurants at the hotel.
Sustainability at Lympstone Manor
Lympstone Manor Hotel is deeply committed to creating a more sustainable and equitable world through the art of hospitality and cuisine. Our Sustainability Plan aligns with Relais & Châteaux’s “In Harmony With All Life On Earth” initiative, built upon 12 commitments to sustainability and pledged to UNESCO in 2024.
Through goals and actions across environmental, social, and economic sustainability pillars, Lympstone Manor aims to build a more respectful, united, and sustainable world, in harmony with all life on Earth.